I have made a difficult but necessary decision to allow WCAGS to go dormant for a time. There are currently no meetings scheduled for 2015.

Attendance at meetings for the past 2-3 years has deteriorated and I have been unable to find anyone to take over the duties of organizing the programs and meetings.

I simply do not have the time to continue organizing the meetings any longer. If anyone else would like to take over, PLEASE contact me and I will be happy to talk with you about taking over the organization.

The next meeting is Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 2 pm in the Walker Meeting Room at the Fayetteville Public Library.

We will be discussing the future of WCAGS at this meeting. Anyone interested in being an officer for next year should attend this meeting! Please contact Kellie if you want to be an officer but will be unable to attend this meeting! Without new officers for next year, the meetings for WCAGS may be suspended until further notice. This may be the final WCAGS meeting, if someone isn’t willing to take over the organization of the meetings and programs.

The meeting will be a genealogy workshop. Bring your genealogy information and we will work together to solve your genealogy problems or get your research started.

The next meeting is Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 2 pm in the Walker Meeting Room at the Fayetteville Public Library. The meeting will be a genealogy workshop. Bring your genealogy information and we will work together to solve your genealogy problems or get your research started.

Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference 2014

Gather with the nation’s genealogists in historic San Antonio, Texas, for the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2014 Conference, Gone to Texas!

Join us August 27-30, 2014, as together we experience four days of genealogical learning, networking, and discovery, deep in the heart of Texas. Our local co-hosts for 2014 are the Texas State Genealogical Society and the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society. Together we will continue our tradition of providing exceptional educational opportunities for genealogists from across the nation and beyond.

The Institute for Genetic Genealogy is proud to announce the 2014 International Genetic Genealogy Conference to be held August 15, 16 and 17, 2014 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Washington, D. C. The speakers include many of the most knowledgeable genetic genealogists and population geneticists from around the world. You will not want to miss this opportunity to learn more about genetic genealogy.

The Butler Center presents: 2014 Genealogy Conference

The Butler Center is pleased to host Billie Fogarty, M.Ed, of Oklahoma City, as speaker for its annual genealogy workshop. This day-long workshop, held in the Central Arkansas Library System’s Ron Robinson Theater on the Main Library campus, is free and open to the public; registration is required.

Workshop Topics

Land/ Property: “War of 1812 Bounty Land in Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois”; Migration: “Land Runs, Lotteries, and Homesteading: Settlement American Style”; and Native American Issues: “Discovering the American Indian Archives: Repositories/Record Types—Dead Men Tell No Tales, but Their Tombstones Do”

Meet & Greet

The Butler Center will host a Genealogy Meet & Greet Friday, July 18, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in room 124 in the Arkansas Studies Institute building. This is an opportunity to get acquainted with fellow genealogists and share research experiences. For those unable to attend the Genealogy Conference on Saturday, this will be a chance to gather research hints from experienced genealogists. Two episodes of PBS’s Genealogy Roadshow will be screened, and refreshments will be served.

As pioneers migrated across the country along the waterways, trails, and eventually railroads in search of new homes, the Midwest became the crossroads of the nation. Some settlers arrived from their first American homes in the East while others traveled directly from abroad. Some migrated via east coast ports while others sailed to New Orleans then made their way up the Mississippi River to reach points north and west. All traveled with their families, their hopes and dreams, customs, occupations, and religious beliefs. Regardless of their final destinations, those early travelers left many footprints along the way as they crossed America.

The National Genealogical Society 2015 Family History Conference will be held 13–16 May 2015 in the St. Charles Convention Center, One Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles, Missouri. The convention center and all hotels offer free parking. Conference registration begins 1 December 2014.

For more information: http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/

Just in case anyone else is looking at attending this conference, I am considering attending and have reviewed the hotels available and they are already beginning to be fully booked at the conference rates so you might want to consider booking the rooms early!

WCAGS: No Meetings Currently Scheduled for 2015

I have made a difficult but necessary decision to allow WCAGS to go dormant for a time. There are currently no meetings scheduled for 2015.

Attendance at meetings for the past 2-3 years has deteriorated and I have been unable to find anyone to take over the duties of organizing the programs and meetings.

I simply do not have the time to continue organizing the meetings any longer. If anyone else would like to take over, PLEASE contact me and I will be happy to talk with you about taking over the organization.

Kellie

NOTICE: WCAGS HAS GONE DORMANT. IF SOMEONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OVER ORGANIZING THE MEETINGS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, PLEASE CONTACT ME.